Anahola, Kauai, Hawaii - Western Pacific Fishery Council

‘Ilioholoikauaua, Sila Hawai‘i, Special VisitorsIn April 2012, Kaiāulu Anahola students had the opportunity to play hostto two Hawaiian monk seals, when a mother and her pup hauled up in anarea called Kua‘ehu in Aliomanu, the neighboring ahupua‘a. Monk seals areknown to come ashore quietly and give birth. This was the first time in a longtime for our area.We were fortunate to see the pup grow over the next few weeks, movingfrom one area of the beach to another. At night when we would come backto see the seals, they would be gone and then the next morning they wouldreturn. The mother and her pup left after a few weeks, and we haven’t seeneither since.We celebrated the arrival of our special visitors by writing about our huaka‘i(field trip) in our Anahola children’s story, ‘O Anahola, Ku‘u Kulāiwi.Photo courtesy of Kalei Nu‘uhiwa